Activities

International/networks

With LPJ-GUESS we contribute to a number of international model intercomparisons, such as the annual update of the Global Carbon Budget , and the Global Land Nitrogen Budget. We co-develop LandSyMM, a sub-national to global scale socio-ecological model of the land system that integrates across the human, ecological and biophysical processes of environmental change to further understanding of Earth system dynamics.

Working group in a seminar room Markus Breig, KIT

International Summer School

Group of hikers walking on a mountain trail overlooking a valley and distant town. Jens Krause, KIT

The LEMG team, jointly with IMKIFU's Land Use Change and Climate Research Group, organizes the Summer School "Land Use and Ecosystem Change".

Applications: We accept applications from MSc and PhD students in environmental sciences, geography, economics, geo-ecology, meteorology, and ecology. Limited to 35 spots each year.

Summer School 2026 will take place in August 3-12. Application is now open until April 11, 2026. Please register here: https://indico.kit.edu/e/campus-alpin-summerschool-2026

Canopy

canopy is an open source python project designed to support research in the field of vegetation dynamics and climate modelling by providing tools for analysing and visualising Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (DGVM) outputs.

 

The word "canopy" filled with a textured pattern resembling green foliage and blue sky. Adrien Damseaux, KIT

LUC4C Booklet

This booklet was developed as part of the project LUC4C, Land-use change: assessing the net climate forcing, and options for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Picture of LUC4C Booklet S. Rösner, pixeldiversity.com

Here you can download the booklets in different languages:

LUC4C Booklet - German

LUC4C Booklet - English  

LUC4C Booklet - Chinese